After a decade, the Angel wine line also signs the Angel Red Reserve 2020 wine. It is the highest-ranked wine of the Batič winery. The latter wine comes to life only during exceptional harvests. The last Angel Reserve 3 was a non-vintage cuvee. Produced from the years 2006, 2007 and 2009. Its successor is Angel Rdeče (Red) Rezerva 2020. The main part of this wine is Merlot from the Šmihel Livišče vineyard, which is complemented by only 5% of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Loke lega Koladovac vineyard. After three weeks of maceration, Angel Reserve 2020 was matured for 27 months in selected oak barrels. It was bottled without filtration and without fining during the waning moon.
Angel
Rezerva Rdeče
Vintage 2020
VARIETY: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
METHOD OF CULTIVATION: Biodynamic (Demeter)
LOCATION: Šmihel Livišče, Loke Koladovac
VINEYARD ENVIRONMENT: Vipava
SOIL: Marl and clay
AGE OF VINEYARD: y. 2005/ y. 2003
PLANTING DENSITY: 5,000 vines/Ha
HARVESTING: Harvesting was done manually (selected)
LOAD: 0.36 kg/vine
YIELD: approx. 1.8t/Ha
RECOMMENDED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18°C
AGEING POTENTIAL: up to 2045